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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 247 Today's Topics: #1 Ashland County Part 4/conclusion [Gina Reasoner To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <4.2.0.58.20000813113729.00948850@pop.prodigy.net> Subject: Ashland County Part 4/conclusion Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed ASHLAND COUNTY, part 4. By Henry Howe, LL.D. The knoll near the cabin being covered with dwarfed timber served the Indians as a shelter from which they fired, volley after volley into the cabin, wounding Nancy Copus, a little girl, above the knee and breaking the arm of Geo Launtz, a soldier, who had the satisfaction however of returning his compliments with a bullet which caused the Indian who had shot him to bound into the air and roll down the hill on the way to the "happy" hunting grounds of his fathers. The battle lasted about five hours, after which the Indians withdrew, carrying off their dead and wounded, but fired a parting salute into a flock of Mr. Copus's sheep, killing most of them. After the withdrawal of the Indians a soldier was despatched to the block-house at Beams' for assistance. Shortly after Capt. Martin, having been out with a party of soldiers on a scouting expedition, arrived at the cabin, too late to be of any assistance. An effort was made to pursue the Indians, but was abandoned as useless. Mr. Copus and the soldiers were buried in a large grave a rod to two from the cabin, under an apple tree. Capt. Martin then took the family and returned to the block-house. Mrs. Copus and her children remaining in the block-house several weeks removed to Guernsey county, but in the spring of 1815 returned to their cabin. The number of Indians engaged in this attack was estimated at forty-five, there having been discovered back of the corn field the remains of forty-five fires in holes scooped in the ground, to prevent observation, over which the Indians roasted ears of corn the evening before the attack. Two handsome monuments in Mifflin township now mark the resting-places for the victims of these tragedies. The Ruffner-Zimmer monument is ten miles southerly from Ashland, and the Copus monument twelve miles. They are so alike in structure that the engraving annexed give a correct idea of the other. These monuments were erected, at an expense of nearly $500, near the site of the occurrences they commemorate. The project had its inception with Dr. S. Riddle, historian of the Ashland Pioneer Society, who interested its members, and the history of their dedication is thus given by him: The date for the unveiling of the Ruffner-Copus Monument was fixed for Friday, September 15, 1882, just seventy years to the day when the tragic scenes took place, and preparations were made for what was expected would be a memorable day in the history of Ohio. The expectations of the committee were more than realized. Early in the day the people began to arrive at the Copus Hill from every direction; a-foot, on horseback and in every imaginable kind of conveyance, until fully 6,000 had assembled in the forest overlooking the scene of the Copus battle. The day balmy -one of those pleasant fall days -and the thousands present came with baskets filled ready for the pic-nic. The exercises opened with music by the MT. Zion band, followed by prayer by Rev. J.A. Hail, then music, then the address of welcome by the gentleman above named. Rev. P.R. Roseberry followed in a few remarks, after which the venerable Dr. Wm. Bushenll, of Mansfield, and Andrew Mason, Esq. of Ashland in response to calls, entertained the audience. Mrs. Sarah Vail, daughter of James Copus, who was present at the time her father and three soldiers were killed, and who now resided hard by at the age of eighty-four years, was introduced to the multitude. Mrs. Baughman, a mother of A.J. Baughman, was also introduced to the audience; this lady's father, Capt. Cunningham, assisted in burying the dead at Copus Hill. A recess was then taken for the pic-nic and an hour later R.M. Campbell, Esq., of Ashland, was introduced and spoke at length. Hon. Henry C. Hedges, of Mansfield, was then introduced and made some touching remarks; at the close of his address the Huff Brothers Band played a dirge; following this, Dr. P.H. Clark of Ashland, delivered an appropriate address which was full of interest for the occasion; at its close a procession of vehicles to the number of about 1,200 was formed and passed by the Copus Monument as it was unveiled. The multitude then proceeded to the Ruffner monument, when it was also unveiled. Thus the ceremonies of the day ended; a day long to be remembered. Under the names of Copus and the slain soldiers was carved, at the suggestion of Miss Rosella Rice, of Perrysville, the name for the eccentric Johnny Appleseed, whom she knew well, and whose good deeds she has commemorated with her pen. A novel, founded upon these tragedies and the early times in this region, entitled "Philip Seymour, or Pioneer Life in Richland County," by Rev. James F. McGaw, published in Mansfield in 1857 and 1883, has quite a local popularity. PERRYSVILLE, sixty miles northeast of Columbus, on the P. Ft. W. & C., railroad. It has churches: 1 Baptist, 1 Methodist, 1 Presbyterian, and 1 Lutheran, and in 1880, 476 inhabitants. A correspondent send us some items: Perrysville was laid out June 10, 1815, by Thomas Coulter and was the second village established in the county. At that early day whiskey drinking was the general custom. At one period there were nine still houses in the township in active operation, and they were unable to keep up with the demands of the thirsty. Jeremiah Conine, on the present Van Horn farm, was the pioneer distiller. Hop picking was then an important industry; the hops sold for fifty cents a pound. Mrs. Betsy Coulter, nee Rice, in 1815 opened the first school in her own home. She took spinning and weaving as part pay for tuition. Johnny Appleseed was a frequent visitor here. He was a constant snuff consumer and had beautiful teeth. He was smitten here with Miss Nancy Tannehill and proposed, but was just one too late; she was already engaged. He died March 11, 1845, in St. Joseph township, Indiana, at the house of Wm. Worth. When he died he had on for clothing next to his body a coarse coffee sack slipped over his head; around his waist parts of four pantaloons; over these a white pair complete. He was buried two and half miles north of Fort Wayne. The principal white settlers in this section in 1809 were Andrew Craig, an exhorter and local minister in the Methodist Church, who frequently preached to the Greentown Indians, James Cunningham, Samuel Lewis and Henry McCart. HAYESVILLE, about seventy miles northeast of Columbus, is a fine trading town, in the centre of an extensive farming, wool-growing, and stock-raising district. Newspaper: Hayesville Journal, Independent, H.H. Arnold. Churches: 1 Methodist, 1` Presbyterian, 1 United Presbyterian. Population in 1880, 563. LOUDONVILLE, about sixty-five miles southwest of Cleveland, on the Black ford of the Mohican river, also on the P. Ft. W. & C. railroad. It is surrounded by a very productive agricultural district. Newspapers: Advocate, Independent, P.H. Stauffer, editor; Democrat, Democratic, J.G. Herzog, editor. Churches: 1 Methodist, 1 Baptist, 2 Lutheran, 1 Catholic, 1 Presbyterian and 1 Evangelical. Banks: Farmers', J. Schmidt, president, J.L. Quick, cashier. Among the principal industries is one of the finest and best equipped roller-process mills in the State. Population in 1880, 1,497. School census in 1886, 547; Elliott D. Wigton, superintendent. Savannah and Polk have each about 400 inhabitants. William B. Allison, the eminent member of the United States Senate from Iowa, was born in Perry township this county, March 2, 1829. He was educated at Allegheny College, PA and Western Reserve College, OH, practised law at Ashland and Wooster, and removed to Dubuque, Iowa in 1857. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2000 14:07:55 -0400 From: Gina Reasoner To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <4.2.0.58.20000813122335.0095d8e0@pop.prodigy.net> Subject: Gold Star Honor Roll -OH connections Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed The following names with an Ohio connection are from: The Gold Star Honor Roll, 1914-1918. Indiana War Records, published by the Indiana Historical Commission, 1921. If your research takes you into Indiana you may want to check out: http://www.genexchange.org/wwi.cfm I have posted over 500 names from this book so far, there are hundreds more that will be posted. If there is a particular name you are looking for that is not listed in the database, I would be happy to do look-ups, just drop me an e-mail at GReasoner@prodigy.net and put Gold Star in the subject line. KUNTZ, Urbain, Private. Son of Alfred and Adele Saugy Kuntz; born October 5, 1895, Massillon, OH. Moved to Adams County, IN in 1898. Watchmaker. Entered service September 2, 1918, Decatur, IN. Sent to Camp Grant, IL, and was assigned to Company D, 5th Limited Service Regiment. Died of pneumonia October 4, 1918, Camp Grant, IL. Buried in Geneva, Adams County, IN. (photo) PARR, Vernon Christopher, Sergeant. Son of John H. and Margueretta J. Parr; born February 6, 1890, Wapakoneta, OH. Moved to Adams County, IN in 1894. Railroad fireman. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army April 27, 1917. Sent to Ft. Thomas, KY; assigned to 19th Cavalry. Transferred to Camp Greene, NC. Overseas in may, 1918. Died September 27, 1918, from wounds received in action. Body returned to U.S. and buried in Berkley, VA. (photo) BOWSER, Robert Wilson, Private. Son of Mrs. Florence Bowser; born March 18, 1899, Dayton, OH. Apprentice printer, Koch Company, Fort Wayne. Enlisted in U.S. Coast Artillery Corps, March 27, 1917, Fort Wayne. Transferred to Company A, 9th U.S. Infantry. Trained at Fort Thomas, KY, and Syracuse, NY. Went overseas, attached to Second Division. Killed in action July 18, 1918. Battle of Soissons,. Buried in isolated Grave, No. 1, Commune Longpont, Aisne, France. (photo) HOLLEHAN, John Henry, Corporal. Son of John H. and Delilah DeHoff Hollehan; born October 5, 1893, Briceton, OH. Living in Fort Wayne, IN when he enlisted in Indiana National Guard, Company E, 1st Infantry (Company E, 151st Infantry) April 11, 1917. Sent to Camp Shelby, MS. Overseas October 14, 1918; transferred to 116th Infantry, 29th Division. Died of influenza November 1, 1918, Gravesend, England. Body returned and buried in Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, IN. (photo) LONG, Arthur D. Private. Son of William A. and Delilah King Long; born May 25, 1896, Paulding, OH. Family later moved to Fort Wayne, IN (exact date unknown.) Enlisted in battery B, 150th Field Artillery, July 30, 1917. Sent to Ft. Benjamin Harrison, IN; thence to Camp Mills, NY. Overseas in October 1917. In all engagements in which his battery participated up until October 8, 1918, when he was killed in action near Montfaucon. Buried near Montfaucon, France. (photo) McGILL, George E. Private. Son of Mrs. Annie McGill (Shafer); born February 21, 1895, Findlay, OH. Later moved to Fort Wayne, IN where he enlisted in Company E, 1st Infantry, Indiana National Guard, (Company E, 151st Infantry), May 1, 1917. Sent to Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN. Transferred to Camp Shelby, MS; thence to Camp Merritt, NJ; assigned to 12th Detachment Replacement Troops. Overseas in June 1918. Killed in action August 9, 1918, Argonne Sector, place of burial unknown. (photo) MELCHI, Manford L. Private. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Melchi; born October 15, 1892, Convoy, OH. Family later moved to Allen County, IN. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army April 14, 1917, Fort Wayne, and was sent to Fort Thomas, KY. Assigned to Company H, 7th Infantry, 1st Division. Killed in action May 10, 1918, while engaged in stopping the German drive on Paris, burial place unknown. (photo) PITZEN, John E. Private. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Pitzen; born September 1, 1893, Millers City, OH. Family later moved to Fort Wayne, IN, where he lived for several years. Farming near Moscow, ID when he entered service April 26, 1918. Sent to Camp Lewis, WA; assigned to Company G, 362nd Infantry, 91st Division. Overseas early in the summer of 1918. Died October 17, 1918, Base Hospital No. 53 from wounds. Buried near Nevers, France. (photo) SHEARS, John W. Private. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Shears; born August 7, 1894, Xenia, OH. Automobile mechanic. Living in Fort Wayne, IN when he entered service June 26, 1918. Sent to Camp Sherman, OH; assigned to 8th Company, 2nd Training Battalion, 158th Depot Brigade. Embarked for overseas September 9, 1918; assigned to Company L, 336 Infantry. Died of influenza-pneumonia October 6, 1918, burial place unknown. (photo) SHOUB, Lynn Y. 2nd Lieutenant. Son of Sylvester and Ella Shoub; born January 12, 1891, Delta, OH. Employe of Wabash Railroad, Fort Wayne, IN. Saw service on the Mexican Border in 1916. Re-enlisted April 1917, Company E, 151st Infantry. Sent to Camp Shelby, MS. promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. Overseas in October 1918. Died of influenza October 25, 1918, Liverpool, England. Buried in the American Cemetery, in Liverpool. The American Legion Post No. 47, Fort Wayne, IN named in his honor. (photo) SPIVEY, Charles B. Private, Canadian Army. Son of Mrs. Elizabeth Spivey; born November 3, 1886, Crestline, OH. Moved to Ft. Wayne, IN. Employe of city fire department. He left home early in 1915, went to Canada and enlisted in the 44th Canadian Battalion. Went overseas; Killed in action August 10, 1918, battle of Amiens, France, burial place unknown. (photo) HANCOCK, Charles W. Private. Son of Clarence and Hester Jennings Hancock; born October 17, 1893, New Holland, OH. Moved to Oxford, IN in 1906. Enlisted in Indiana national Guard June 23, 1917, Indianapolis. Assigned to Company A, 1st Regiment, (151st Infantry). Sent to Ft. Benjamin Harrison, IN; transferred to Camp Shelby, MS where he died of pneumonia January 15, 1918. Buried in Williamsport, OH. The American Legion Post, Oxford, IN is named in his honor. (photo) BAKER, Fred Jr. Private. Son of Fred and Etta Baker; born June 24, 1895, Findlay, OH. Moved to Muncie, IN in 1914. Entertainer. Enlisted in Company G, Indiana National Guard, April 7, 1917, Muncie, IN. Sent to Camp Shelby,MS> Received medical discharge in march 1918. Again entered service September 28, 1918. Sent to West Point, KY; assigned to Battery A, 68th Field Artillery. Died of influenza October 8, 1918, Camp Taylor, KY. Buried in Beech Grove Cemetery, Muncie, IN. (photo) DANFORD, Sharon McKinley. Corporal. Son of William H. and Etta L. Danford; born July 28, 1894, Dawson, Shelby County, OH. Moved with parents to Muncie, IN in June 1900. Entered service December 3, 1917, Indianapolis, IN. Sent tot Ft. Thomas, KY. Overseas in April 1918; assigned to Company D, 1st Army Supply Train. In service at St. Mihiel and Verdun. While stationed in Toul Sector, he was killed in motor truck accident November 6, 1918. Burial just north of Toul, France. (photo) DILLON, Frank. Private. Son of John F. and Electa Neal Dillon; born July 6, 1889, Lawrence County, OH. Moved to Albany, Delaware County, IN in 1916. Mechanic. Entered service September 20, 1917, Muncie, IN. Sent to Camp Taylor, KY. Overseas in May 1918; assigned to Company K, 130th Infantry. Fought at Bois-de-cote and Lemount. Died of pneumonia December 8, 1918, Commercy, France. Buried, Commercy, France. Survived by widow, Marie Pursley Dillon, Muncie, IN. (photo) ELLIOTT, Edward William. 1st Lieutenant. Son of Samuel A. and Myrtle Elliott; born September 9, 1895, Wapakoneta, OH. Living in Muncie, IN when he entered First Officers Training Camp, Ft. Harrison, IN, May 15, 1917. Commissioned 1st Lieutenant. Assigned to 27th Aero Squadron. Transferred to Toronto, Canada; then to Camp Taliaferro, TX. Overseas in march 1918. Killed in an air battle, Chateau-Thierry, France, July 2, 1918. Survived by widow, Reba Thorpe Elliott, Muncie, IN. (photo) HERDERING, Carl Conrad. Private, Signal Corps. Son of Herman and Ludowine Herdering; born January 9, 1888, Celina, OH. Moved to Muncie, IN in 1900. Machinist. Entered service August 30, 1918, Toledo, OH. Sent to Camp Vail, NJ; assigned to 4th Company, Signal Corps. Sailed for France December 5, 1918, attached to Company K, 316th Infantry. Died of pneumonia February 9, 1919 in France (exact place unknown.) (photo) NEWELL, John Patterson, Jr. Sergeant. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Newell; born August 15, 1893, Cincinnati, OH. Family moved to Muncie, IN in 1900. Educated in Eastern Indiana Normal School. Entered service September 5, 1917, Muncie, IN. Sent to Camp Taylor, KY. Promoted to Sergeant. Sent to Central Officers Training School, Camp Lee, VA. Died of influenza October 11, 1918, Camp Lee. Buried in Beech Grove Cemetery, Muncie, IN. Survived by widow, Erma Jean Newell, Elwood, IN. (photo) PICKERILL, Horace Mann. Private, S.A.T.C. Son of John F. and Polly Pickerill; born January 22, 1888, Brown County, OH. Moved to Muncie, In in 1915. Educated in Indiana University and Cornell Univerisity, NY. Enlisted in Medical Reserve Corps in September 1917, and was called into service in S.A.T.C., Indiana University School of Medicine, October 28, 1918. Died of pneumonia December 17, 1918, Robert W. Long Hospital, Indianapolis. Buried in Beech Grove Cemetery, Muncie, IN. (photo) REYNOLDS, John Erskine. Private. Born January 29, 1889 near Dayton, OH (names of parents unknown). Moved to Muncie in 1903. Truck driver. Entered service April 3, 1918, Muncie, IN. Sent to Ft. Hamilton, NY. Assigned to 14th Company, Coast Artillery. Transferred to Camp Merritt, NJ; assigned to Battery E, 70th Field Artillery. Went overseas in July 1918. Died of pneumonia March 1, 1919 in Hospital, France. Buried "in France." (photo) THOMAS, William Robert. Corporal. Son of Robert and Katherine Thomas; born March 29, 1890, Springfield, OH. Moved to Muncie, IN in 1907. Core maker. Entered service in September 1917, Muncie, IN. Sent to Camp Taylor, KY; assigned to 58th Company, 15th Training Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade. Overseas with Company B, 334th Infantry, April 9, 1918. Died April 24, 1918 from ulcer of stomach, Brest, France. Body returned to U.S. and buried in Beech Grove Cemetery in American Legion Plot, Muncie, IN. (photo) WYCKOFF, Isaac Clyde. Private. Son of Isaac and Elizabeth Wyckoff; born May 20, 1888, Chillicothe, OH. Moved to Muncie in 1915. Machinist. Entered service June 26, 1918, Muncie, IN. Sent to Camp Sherman, OH; assigned to Company C, 334th Infantry. Transferred to Camp Merritt, NJ. Went overseas in September 1918. Died of pneumonia October 28, 1918, Camp Hospital, No. 26, Noyers, France. (photo) MEYERS, Earl Otto. Sergeant. Son of Wesley and Nellie Meyers; born April 19, 1898, Putnam County, OH. Moved to Grant County, IN in 1906. Farmer. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army May 7, 1917, Marion, IN. Sent to Syracuse, NY; assigned to Company A, 39th Infantry. Transferred to Camp Greene, NC. Overseas in may 1918. Fought at Chateau-Thierry, and in Meuse Argonne Offensive. Died of pneumonia November 13, 1918, Base Hospital No. 51, France. Buried in Justice Hospital Group Cemetery, Toul, France. (photo) MINCH, John Seridan. Private. Son of Jacob J. and Eva Minch; born September 21, 1901, Beaver, OH. Moved to Grant County, IN in 1910. Laborer. Enlisted in U.S. Army in October 1916, Muskegon, MI. Sent to Mexican Border; assigned to Company H, 28th Infantry. Overseas in June 1917 with 1st Division. Participated in battles of Toul Sector, Montdidier, Cantigny. Killed in action July 21, 1918, Soissons, France. (photo) NORRIS, Samuel Cobb. Captain. Son of Benjamin and Rosetta Cobb Norris; born August 25, 1869, Cincinnati, OH. Graduated from Miami Medical College, Cincinnati, 1894. Moved to Anderson, IN, 1901. Bacteriologist, Anderson Water Works. Commissioned Captain in U.S. Medical Corps, June 8, 1918, and ordered to Ft. Oglethorpe, GA. Stricken with appendicitis, he died August 4, 1918, Anderson, IN. Buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH. Survived by widow, Louella Wheeler Norris, and two children, Rosemary and S. Charles Norris. (photo) CHAPIN, Leslie Daniel. Private. Son of William Sanford and Addie May Chapin; born August 27, 1898, near Somerville, Butler County, OH. Moved to Indiana April 1911. Clerk. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army May 8, 1917, Muncie, IN. Sent to Camp Baker, then El Paso, TX; assigned to Company A, 2nd Regular Engineers. Went overseas September 11, 1917. Killed in action July 1, 1918, at Vaux, France, where he and his comrades were mistaken for retreating Germans. Buried at Monneaux, Aisne, France. (photo) COATS, Herman. Private. Son of Luther E. and Melissa C. Coats; born August 2, 1892, Paulding County, OH. Moved to Randolph County, IN in 1900. Owner of garage. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army September 12, 1917, Texarkana, Ark. Sent to Ft. Riley, KS; assigned to Medical Department, Field Hospital Company 32, Sanitary Train No. 4. Overseas may 26, 1918. Buried north of Cuisy, France. Survived by widow Addie Coats and daughter Herman Elverna Coats. (photo) -continued in part 2 -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V00 Issue #247 *******************************************